Whats the downside of being a character actor?
Because it is commerce as much as art, there is a natural tendency to be type-cast. And it’s a struggle sometimes. I had a couple episodes of ‘Cold Case’ where I played a particularly loathsome psychotic killer and invariably the next two months it was, “Hey, we’ve got a psycho role to offer you. Why don’t you come in and read for it?” There’s a certain amount of frustration. Just as I hope emerging from this, I don’t have to fight too hard to avoid being thrown every middle-aged schlubby guy. Do you watch the show when it airs? Or are you one of those actors who can’t stand to watch himself? I do watch the show. It depends because sometimes they show the upcoming episode at our crew lunch. And if I happen to be there, I’ll watch it then. I Tivo them all, and they are kind enough to supply DVDs. Seeing the end result, how does it affect what you do? It’s invariable when you’re an actor, that there will always be moments that you second guess. But candidly, because episodes frequently g
